"Are Women Born This Way?"

That's the title of this video that we think will start your weekend with a laugh. We've found watching the development of a language one of the most amazing parts of being a parent so this video makes us smile.

Our Korean in-laws got us the traditional Korean wooden set of geese when we got married. The geese are symbolic because they mate for life. But the female goose had a ribbon tied around its beak. The little note attached explained that the ribbon's purpose was to keep her from nagging her husband.

What do you think - in your home, have you found your little women to be very verbal at an early age?

Here'swhere we found the video.

Comments (11)

No way--my daughter is probably about the same age as the baby in that video, and she is very quiet and contemplative. She babbles a little on and off throughout the day, but I've never heard her go on nearly as much as that baby in the video. I know they say girls tend to have more verbal development earlier than boys, but I don't think that's the same as saying that they are necessarily very chatty.

I'm glad my Korean in-laws didn't get us geese with ribbon around the female's beak for our wedding (geese are nice, the ribbon not so much)--it certainly wouldn't have helped build a good relationship between us!

posted by hyzen on July 17th 2009 at 12:41pm
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that is quite possibly the funniest thing i have seen in a long time!!!

posted by lisobson875 on July 17th 2009 at 12:55pm
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Definitely girls are more verbal than boys -- at least with my own kids. My daughter was talking in short sentences at 18 months, comparable to my son at 27 months. Even at 32 months, when he gets chatting, most of it is unintelligible to us.

In fact, I keep stressing about his speech, and keep being told it is normal. (hope so)

posted by mschatelaine on July 17th 2009 at 1:09pm
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That little girl is basically my 19 month old BOY right now. He'll have moments of babbling incessantly to anyone and anything. So, I don't think it's necessarily a girl thing.

posted by Megan in AZ on July 17th 2009 at 2:19pm
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i don't think that is normal. awesome--but not normal. that is some quick babbling. i love it.

posted by k8theriver on July 17th 2009 at 6:39pm
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What a hoot! Thank you for posting this. I was having a really horrible day and then saw this. It put a smile on my face. :-)

posted by katszeye on July 17th 2009 at 7:21pm
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I like how she's moving her hands the way adults use their hands when they're talking, and how she looks just a little annoyed when Dad (I'm assuming) stops paying attention to her to laugh. She's babbling, but she seems to think she has something important to say!

posted by teacupnosaucer on July 18th 2009 at 12:30pm
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wonder what mama did to be the subject of such urgent babbling. lol

posted by chusmabilly on July 20th 2009 at 2:14pm
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My 15 month old daughter is just like this. Her voice is a little less high pitched, but she can go on and on and on. 2 months ago my in-laws recently drove her home from my brothers wedding, and since it was nearly midnight, expected her to sleep the whole way. They said for 45 minutes girl did not stop talking- probably about her wonderfully exciting evening. She was going on and on and on... they have 8 other grandkids and said they've never heard anything like it. She started talking at 7-8 months "da-da" and "clap" (as she clapped) were her first words and she's just been babbling "very important" stories ever since.

posted by teeze on July 20th 2009 at 10:11pm
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that baby has a southern accent

posted by Shilo on July 25th 2009 at 5:22pm
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That is the most irritating sound I have ever heard! Cute kid otherwise, though.

posted by lucica on August 12th 2009 at 4:09am
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